They don't want to see rap music. They don't want to see the Beastie Boys. They don't care what we're doing. They want one thing and one thing only: that's to see Madonna come on stage.

There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

Right now, my job is that I'm like an ambulance chaser. I've got to look for movies with white guys falling out of them.

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.

The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance.

Dream a little dream, Or you can live a little dream I'd rather live it 'Cause dreamers always chase But never get it

I'm just tryin to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile.

Everyone has favorite criminals. Mine are pimps. We can all rob a bank; we can all sell drugs. Being a pimp is a whole other thing.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

So, to say Barack Obama is progress is saying that he's the first black person that is qualified to be president. That's not black progress. That's white progress.

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

You know who the critics are? The men who have failed in literature and art.

The way I played the game, the way I live my life, is very emotional.

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people.

The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers.

Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you.